Has anyone looked at where the Devils sit waiver-wise for day 1 roster? I wonder if there’s room for another addition or if the Devils are done from that perspective.
I don’t recall the exact terminology (something about cap hit later in the year being prohibitive because of bonus structure), but I am assuming Nemec will be on the day 1 roster for the same reason he was last year. I would imagine that applies to Hughes as well, even though he should be on the team. Add Foote into the mix as a waiver-eligible player and all three of those guys will be on the day 1 roster.
Meier - Hughes - Mercer
Bratt - Hischier - Toffoli
Palat - Haula - Foote
Nosek - McLeod - Bastian
Lazar
(Holtz swapping with Nemec roster-wise at some point)
Siegenthaler - Hamilton
Hughes - Marino
Bahl - Miller
Smith - Nemec
VV
Schmid
From the looks of it, the roster is done as any additional roster player will force the Devils to waive someone (Smith, Lazar, Foote, etc.) which I doubt they would commit to until training camp rolls around.